Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has revealed the role played by the Royal
players in the return of Zinedine Zidane, despite a bitter competition between Jose Mourinho and Jose Mourinho to seize the role of coach, highlighting Zizo's advantage.
Calderon confirmed in an interview with the Spanish radio station "Idelos" that the players of the Royal Club had "the final opinion" on the question of the refusal of the arrival of Mourinho for training.
"The first option (for President Florentino Perez) was for Mourinho, who was close to Madrid, because he is the only coach the president respects."
"Peres sees the Portuguese coach as a shield, because he is the only one who dares to confront the rulers, the press and anyone," the AS website said
"The players intervened when the club wanted to sign Antoni Conte," he said. "Peres said he would come with an iron fist, but he did not think very well," he said. Trainers ".
"Zidane refused to coach the team since the first call because he left 9 months ago and had to keep his image," said Calderon, referring to Zinedine. I love him, but there was a clash between them, so he called Zaidan again, to accept the latter, I think that was the best solution. "
"The differences between them are not about the titles, but because Zidane will bring calm, balance and restraint, because it is a balm in a troubled club like Madrid," the club's former president told Mourinho.
"Andreas Iniesta was close to coming to Real Madrid and had a penalty clause of 60 million euros, but the problem was not to go back to Real Madrid," Calderon recalled. The club's ability to pay this amount, "adding:" Iniesta was going through difficult times in Barcelona, during the renewal of his contract, and we managed to convince the player but in the end we could not because of the material conditions.
"We have had a problem with Maradona because he arrived at a Bernabeu in bad circumstances and arrived in shorts and shorts," Calderon said of the problem with Real Madrid.
"In the Bernabeu there are always protocols, and the main cabin men asked him to come wearing a suit. These are rules, but he did not stick to them, no matter what club or player he is."
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